International Black Copper Marans Thread - Breeding to the SOP

[Chooks man]

Your chick look l

Great! I have a fully grown male who had some major frostbite issues during the winter that affected one of his legs badly. He has never fully recovered and walks with a slight limp. I will probably put him in a soup and use this new chick for breeding purposes.

ike he will very nice comb . Hopefully is not too big to be safe from the frostbite .
Let him do some growing and keep posting news about him . Looking forward to see him when he is older .
Chooks man

 

[Punkybrewster]

First time free ranging for a lot of these birds because of bird flu lockdown. Taking in turns to do some weeding before I get the veg in and they can’t come out again for a while.View attachment 3476924View attachment 3476925View attachment 3476926View attachment 3476927View attachment 3476928View attachment 3476929View attachment 3476930View attachment 3476931View attachment 3476932View attachment 3476933View attachment 3476934View attachment 3476935View attachment 3476936Loki didn’t want to come out.View attachment 3476937View attachment 3476938View attachment 3476939View attachment 3476940

Their all nice but that Brahma is gorgeous!

 

[Chooks man]

First time free ranging for a lot of these birds because of bird flu lockdown. Taking in turns to do some weeding before I get the veg in and they can’t come out again for a while.View attachment 3476924View attachment 3476925View attachment 3476926View attachment 3476927View attachment 3476928View attachment 3476929View attachment 3476930View attachment 3476931View attachment 3476932View attachment 3476933View attachment 3476934View attachment 3476935View attachment 3476936Loki didn’t want to come out.View attachment 3476937View attachment 3476938View attachment 3476939View attachment 3476940

how many groups of chooks you have ,look to me like you have 4 groups..
chooks man

 

[BlueTheBrahma]

how many groups of chooks you have ,look to me like you have 4 groups..
chooks man

Yep, one big pen for my layers and then three smaller pens. Brahma pen with only Blue but eventually another adult roo who can breed (mixed colours).
SD Welsummers, with two cockerels. Splash/paint Silkies, one Roo called Footloose due to a sixth toe on one foot (usually looking after younger birds)
Then the layers with three roos. Loki (BCM), Thor (my scruffy original Wellie I’m trying to sell before I have to cull) and Freddy (Thor is his father to Brahma cross Lohmann brown mother). I’m keeping Loki for breeding Marans and Freddy to breed hybrid layers with a variety of egg colours. Hopefully going to sort out smaller breeding pens where I can pair smaller groups of birds to breed before returning them to the larger pens. Looking to get some legbar hens to breed sex link olive eggers using all of my males. I have pretty much every shade of Brown/white egg so want breed each shade onto green eggs to complete the egg rainbow!

46 in total at the moment

Hens:
7 Silver Duckwing Welsummers
8 Brahmas
3 Silkies
4 Leghorns
9 Lohmann browns
2 Marans
1 Barred Rock
1 Brahma/Lohmann brown
2 Wellie/Lohmann browns
1 unknown Barnyard mix (rescued)

Roos:

3 Silver Duckwing Welsummers
1 Brahma
1 Marans
1 Wellie/Brahma/Lohmann brown
1 Splash Silkie

 

[BlueTheBrahma]

He is giant than. Good luck with the hatch.
I have a friend she has great Brahma s lines show quality I will get a trio from her when I finish building my new set up.
I think splash colour is stunning one. Love my splash. I think your rooster is stunning .
Chooks man

Thanks. His looks are what saved him from the pot!

 

[BlueTheBrahma]

He is giant than. Good luck with the hatch.
I have a friend she has great Brahma s lines show quality I will get a trio from her when I finish building my new set up.
I think splash colour is stunning one. Love my splash. I think your rooster is stunning .
Chooks man

I know it’s a Marans thread but I’ll post an update on the hatch! Due around the 4th of May.

 

[Chooks man]

I know it’s a Marans thread but I’ll post an update on the hatch! Due around the 4th of May.

that will be good .we need to see some chicks any way .
chooks man

 

[Chooks man]

Yep, one big pen for my layers and then three smaller pens. Brahma pen with only Blue but eventually another adult roo who can breed (mixed colours).
SD Welsummers, with two cockerels. Splash/paint Silkies, one Roo called Footloose due to a sixth toe on one foot (usually looking after younger birds)
Then the layers with three roos. Loki (BCM), Thor (my scruffy original Wellie I’m trying to sell before I have to cull) and Freddy (Thor is his father to Brahma cross Lohmann brown mother). I’m keeping Loki for breeding Marans and Freddy to breed hybrid layers with a variety of egg colours. Hopefully going to sort out smaller breeding pens where I can pair smaller groups of birds to breed before returning them to the larger pens. Looking to get some legbar hens to breed sex link olive eggers using all of my males. I have pretty much every shade of Brown/white egg so want breed each shade onto green eggs to complete the egg rainbow!

46 in total at the moment

Hens:
7 Silver Duckwing Welsummers
8 Brahmas
3 Silkies
4 Leghorns
9 Lohmann browns
2 Marans
1 Barred Rock
1 Brahma/Lohmann brown
2 Wellie/Lohmann browns
1 unknown Barnyard mix (rescued)

Roos:

3 Silver Duckwing Welsummers
1 Brahma
1 Marans
1 Wellie/Brahma/Lohmann brown
1 Splash Silkie

you have a mixture of every thing ..
smaller pens are great for breeding . .
I have mostly marans .some Cream leg bar , and bantam NN
( frezelle and normal feathers)
I made a lot crosses trying to create new breed of chooks I named the breed (Marneck ).
have all sort of eggs colors . great looking basket for sure .but a lot pens to keep every thing under controle .
chooks man

 

[BlueTheBrahma]

you have a mixture of every thing ..
smaller pens are great for breeding . .
I have mostly marans .some Cream leg bar , and bantam NN
( frezelle and normal feathers)
I made a lot crosses trying to create new breed of chooks I named the breed (Marneck ).
have all sort of eggs colors . great looking basket for sure .but a lot pens to keep every thing under controle .
chooks man

Here’s two boxes of eggs I’ve sold today. Now everyone is laying I can arrange them by colour so they look nice. I love having all the different shades.

 

[Chooks man]

Here’s two boxes of eggs I’ve sold today. Now everyone is laying I can arrange them by colour so they look nice. I love having all the different shades.View attachment 3478182View attachment 3478184

Colourful looking boxes.
Yeah I see you need a true blue egg layer to cross it with yours to get more colour .
Here the eggs I get from my flock

This eggs are from pullets hatched last year.
Chook nan